WEBVTT >> I LOVE LIFE. I LOVE MY LIFE, I LOVE THE PEOPLE AROUND ME. ALEXIS: CAITLIN DEENE IS A PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S OPERATING ROOM. >> I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO WORK WITH KIDS. I KNEW I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING IN NURSING. ALEXIS: THEN DEENE STARTED TO HAVE IRREGULAR BLEEDING AND SEVERE PAIN. >> HAD FOUR DIFFERENT EXAMS AND NONE OF THE DOCTORS TOOK ME SERIOUSLY. I HAD TO ADVOCATE FOR MYSELF AND SAY SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT. ALEXIS: WHEN WERE YOU FIRST DIAGNOSED? >> FRIDAY THE 13TH. APRIL FRIDAY THE 13TH. A PRETTY UNLUCKY DAY. ALEXIS: CAITLIN WENT FROM TAKING PATIENTS TO BECOMING ONE, DIAGNOSED WITH CERVICAL CANCER. >> FINDING OUT TUESDAY THAT IT WAS STAGE 4. IT HAD PROGRESSED. IT WAS AGGRESSIVELY ATTACKING OTHER PARTS OF HER BODY. THAT WAS A LOT TO HEAR. ALEXIS: CAITLIN LEARNED INSURANCE WOULDN’T COVER ALL OF HER TREATMENT. HER LOVED ONES WENT INTO ACTION. THEIR FIRST GOAL WAS TO RAISE $10,000 IN A MONTH. >> 22 HOURS LATER IT WAS OVER $10,000. PEOPLE CONTINUED TO ASK WHAT THEY COULD DO. I SAID JUST GO TO THE PAGE. ALEXIS: IN LESS THAN A WEEK THEY’VE RAISED NEARLY $30,000 JUST $10,000 AWAY FROM THEIR FINAL GOAL. >> SHE IS 30. SHE HAS SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR. AND I WANT HER TO BE THERE FOR THAT. >> IT MAKES ME WANT TO FIGHT FOR ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SEE ME WIN. IT HELPS. ALEXIS: AS SHE PREPARES TO START CHEMO CAITLIN SAYS INSTEAD OF PAIN, SHE FEELS THE LOVE AROUND

A Cincinnati Children's Hospital employee's health journey is gaining support from across the country.In just three months, Caitlin Deane, 30, went from helping patients to becoming a patient.Deane is a patient care assistant at Cincinnati Children's operating room."I have always wanted to work with kids. I knew I wanted to do something in nursing," Deane said. "I love life. I love my life, I love the people around me. "At the beginning of the year, Deane started to have irregular bleeding and severe pain."I had four different exams. None of the doctors took me seriously. I had to advocate for myself and say something was not right," Deane said.On April 13, Deane was diagnosed with cervical cancer -- and things progressed quickly."(She) found out Tuesday that it was stage 4. It had progressed. It was aggressively attacking other parts of her body. That was a lot to hear," Colleen Smith, Deane's co-worker, said.Deane learned that she wouldn't be able to have children, something she has always dreamed of having.She also learned that insurance wouldn't cover all of her expenses.Her loved ones immediately went into action and created Caitlin's Fight, which is a GoFundMe page.Their first goal was to raise $10,000 in a month."Twenty-two hours later, it was over $10,000. People continued to ask what they could do. I said, 'Just go to the page,'" Smith said.In less than a week, they've raised nearly $30,000 -- just $10,000 from their final goal on Deane's GoFundMe page. With the money, expenses like medicine, treatment and wigs will be covered."She is 30. She has so much to live for and I want her to be there for that," Smith said.Deane said she is amazed and pleasantly overwhelmed by the outpouring of support."It makes me want to fight for all of those people that want to see me win. It helps," Deane said.As she prepares to start chemotherapy Thursday, Deane said instead of pain, she feels the love around her much more.

CINCINNATI —

A Cincinnati Children's Hospital employee's health journey is gaining support from across the country.

In just three months, Caitlin Deane, 30, went from helping patients to becoming a patient.